Electric water purifying and filtering apparatus.



PATENIED JAN. 1, 1907.

. ,J. A. HYLE. ELECTRIC WATER PURIFYING AND FILTERING APPARATUS;

APPLICATION FILED APR-3.1906.

477206762677 Jwaayz j UNITED STATES PAiiFENT OFFICE.

JACOB A. HYLE, OFALTOONA, PENNSYLVA NIA. ASSIGNOR. BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE HALF TO FREDERICK HESSER AND ONE-FOURTH TOD. A. REAGAN, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC WATER PURIFYlNG AND FILTERING APPARATUS,

To alt .w/wm it may concern: l

Beeit known that I, JACOB A. HYLE,-a citizen I of the United States,residing at Al-. toona, in the county of Blair and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inElectric Water Purifying and Filtering Apparatus, of which the followingis a specification.

' This invention relates to electric water p'urifying and filteringapparatus; and one of the principal objects of t e same is to provide alarge reservoir for receivin the water from any suitable source ofsuppy-like a lake, river,: street water-main, orother bod of waterand toprovide an inlet-pipe om said source ofsupply to the reservoir Withacontracted inner end and at a-point immediately above the end withelectrical means for I treating the water that enters the reservoir witha strong electric germs.

Another object is to provide a reservoir 'for receiving water from asource of supply and current to destroy the having a contracted inletend to the intakepipe to retard the water flowing into-the reservoir inorder thatsaid Water may be thoroughly electrified to destroy the germsand receive allprecipitates and foreign deposits. in the concave bottomof the reservoir in order that they may be withdrawn attimes from thereservoir by means ofa cleaningp'pe located in the lowest point in thereser voir-bottom. j

Another objectis to provide means ,inya'n apparatus of the characterdescribed fforleading the purified water from theres'ervoir after it hasbeen thoroughly electrified' into and through a filter or a series offilters to a supply-pipe led to a point for use by hotels,apartment-houses, families, or other puroses Another object of myinvention is to provi de'an apparatus to be used in a water-Supplysystem for cities-or large lantsin which the Water is first thoroughly-.trified to'destroy the germs and to deposit the foreign matter thereinat the bottom of a reservoir andto conduct the water from the reservoirthrough screen-pipes to a filter .or series of filters tothe'pu'rrfied-water-supply pipe, said filters comprising 'lgiyers ofcoarse sand, coarse mineral wool, ne sand, and fine mineral wool.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

' In carrying out my invention I provide an inlet-pipe leading to thereservolr with an electrolytic cell which extends throughout the entirecross-sectional area of the pipe in order that-the water which passesthe bat-' tery will be thoroughly electrified, and in order to assist inthe complete purification of the water passing through said-battery thedischarge end of said pipe is contracted to re- I tard the flow into thereservoir.

The objects and advantages above referred to are obtained by means ofthe apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Which I t Figure 1 is a sectional diagram of an appa ratus madeinaccordance with my invention, showing the inlet-pi e in side elevation.Fig. 2 is a central vertical portion of the supply-pi and through the 1section taken through to.

electrol tic cell containe therein. Fig. 3 is i atop p an view of Fig.2, and Fig. 4 is a lan view of the bottom disk of the electro yticcell.'

Referring to the accompanying 'for' a more particular description 0 theinvention, the numeral 1 designates a reservoir of any suitable size andhaving a concaved or inclined bottom 2 and a suitable covered manhole 3.Leading into the reservoir 1 is a supply-pipe 4, said pipe-havingacontracted inner end 5, which is preferably formed. by means of afitting extending substantially at right angies to the inletapipe 4 andhaving its discharge end dispose toward the up er wall of the reservoir;The purpose of this construction is to retard the water flowing into thepipe 4 'in order that the water will be thoroughly electrified by meansof" an electrolytic cell 6, dis osed within the pipe and extendingacross t e entire seotiona area of said pipe. At the intake end of thescreen 7 is suitably fitted in order t at cer tain trashy foreign matterof an 'ebjectionable character will not be admitted to said drawingspipe, and said intake end is also provided witha suitable valve 0 forthe p ose of cut ting off the inflow of water from t e source of the suply. v T he electrolytic cell 6, asshown in.Figs.- 2,

The pipes 10 may be of considerable length -3, and'4, comprises an upperdisk 8 and a and should be made to occupy as much of the transverse areaof the pipe 4 as possible. The

disk 8 is supported upon a series of glass insulators or ,bracketssuitably secured to the inside of the pipe 4, each of said insulatorsbeing lug or ang 12, upon which the disk 8 is supported. The'lower disk9 is provided \with a peripheral groove 13 and a series'of recesses 14,which extend from the groove through the upper surface of the disk. Aseries of glass insulators or brackets 15 are secured Within the pipe 4,each provided with a flange provided with an inwardly-extending or lug16, constituting supports for the lower j the groove 13 and 'removablefrom the inlet-pipe 4 by bringing disk 9, the flange 1 being adapted torest in id. disks and pipes being i *the flange 16 into register withthe recesses 1-14 in the disk 9, as will oe understood.

A corrugated cell-plate 17 bent into the term of a partial tube, withthe ends slightly spaced apart, is suspended u on the flanges or lugs12, slots or apertures eing formed in said plate to engage said flangesor lugs. The terminals of the conductor-wires a are connected tobindingosts b on th batterylate 17 and meta ic disk 8 Anelectro yticcell constructed as described may be quickly removed from the pipe 4 forthe purpose of cleaning, repairs, and renewal.

In the lower end of the reservoir-bottom a ipe 18 for the purpose ofcleaning the reservoir from the fore1gn matter 19 deposited therein bymeans of the electrolytic cell is provided with a suitable valve 19*.Leading from a point above the inclined bottom of the reservoir is apipe 21, provided with a screen 22 Within the reservoir, said pipehaving a valve 23 therein and a downwardly-extending branch 24, thelower end of which is connected to afiltering device. I have shown inthe drawings two such filters and connectall.

ing-pipe,s and it will be understood that any suitable number may beutilized. However,

the description of one filter will answer-for The filter comprises acasing 25,"in which at the to there is a layer of coarse sand 26'above'a ayer of coarse mineral wool 27. Below the wool 27 a quantity of fine"sand 28 is placed, and below the fine sand a quantity of fine mineralwool 29 covers the bottom of the casing. A supply-pipe 30, provided witha suitable valve 31, communicates with the bottom of the filters andleads "to the place for use through the pipe 21.

From the foregoing it will be understood that my apparatus is ofcomparatively sim ple construction, is inexpensive to instal andoperate, and has been found an efficient and reliable apparatus forpurifying and'filtering water in large quantities.

Various changes in the form and proportion of the parts may be madewithout defrom the spirit and scope of my in- Dally-extending pipes, enddisks and a corrugated plate surrounding the pipes, and electricconnections for the plate and disk, re-

spectively, substantially as described.

3. 'An inlet-pipe for watenpurifiers said pipe having secured to theinterior surface thereof insulator supporting lugs or flanges, anelectrolytic cell comprising end disks, longitudinal pipes extendingthrough said disks and supported on said lugs or flanges, a cor:

rugate'd' cell-plate supported on the lugs or flanges, the lower disbeing provided With a peripheral groove and recesses, a corrugated platesurrounding said pipes and disks, and electric connections for" theplate and disks, respectively, substantially as described.

4. In an electric water purifying and filtering system, areservoir,a"filter, outlet pipes leadingfrom the reservoir to saidfilter, a-service-pipe communicating "with the filter, a cleaning-pipeat the bottom ofthe reservoir, and an inlet pipe containing anelectrolytic cell composed of longitudinallyextending pipes, enddisks-and a conngated plate surrounding the pipes, andelectricconnections for the plate and. disks respectively, all-substantiallyasdescribed.

5. Inan electric water purifying-and filtering system, a reservoirhaving a concaved bottom,-a cleaning-pi e, attached to the bottom ofthereservoir ai vprovidedfwith a valve, outlet-pipes leadin from thereservoi'r, filters connected to sa d pipes, a. serviceand an inlet-pipehavinga contracted dis-'- charge end and containing an electrolytic cellcomposed of longitudinally-extending pipes, end disks'anda corrugatedcell-plate surrounding the pipes, and electricconnec- ;tions fortheplate and disk's'respectively,

all substantially as described.

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